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 Traditional course material in engineering disciplines lacks an

 important component, interactive support for step-wise problem

 solving. Theorem-Proving (TP) technology is appropriate for one part

 of such support, in checking user-input. For the other part of such

 support, guiding the learner towards a solution, another kind of

 technology is required. %TODO ... connect to prototype ...

 A prototype combines TP with a programming language, the latter

 interpreted in a specific way: certain statements in a program, called

 tactics, are treated as breakpoints where control is handed over to

 the user. An input formula is checked by TP (using logical context

 built up by the interpreter); and if a learner gets stuck, a program

 describing the steps towards a solution of a problem ``knows the next

 step''. This kind of interpretation is called Lucas-Interpretation for

 \emph{TP-based programming languages}.

 This paper describes the prototype's TP-based programming language

 within a case study creating interactive material for an advanced

 course in Signal Processing: implementation of definitions and

 theorems in TP, formal specification of a problem and step-wise

 development of the program solving the problem. Experiences with the

 ork flow in iterative development with testing and identifying errors

 are described, too. The description clarifies the components missing

 in the prototype's language as well as deficiencies experienced during

 programming.

 \par

 These experiences are particularly notable, because the author is the

 first programmer using the language beyond the core team which

 developed the prototype's TP-based language interpreter.

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 \section{Introduction}\label{intro}

 % \paragraph{Didactics of mathematics} 

 %WN: wenn man in einem high-quality paper von 'didactics' spricht, 

 %WN muss man am state-of-the-art ankn"upfen -- siehe

 %WN W.Neuper, On the Emergence of TP-based Educational Math Assistants

 % faces a specific issue, a gap

 % between (1) introduction of math concepts and skills and (2)

 % application of these concepts and skills, which usually are separated

 % into different units in curricula (for good reasons). For instance,

 % (1) teaching partial fraction decomposition is separated from (2)

 % application for inverse Z-transform in signal processing.

 % 

 % \par This gap is an obstacle for applying math as an fundamental

 % thinking technology in engineering: In (1) motivation is lacking

 % because the question ``What is this stuff good for?'' cannot be

 % treated sufficiently, and in (2) the ``stuff'' is not available to

 % students in higher semesters as widespread experience shows.

 % 

 % \paragraph{Motivation} taken by this didactic issue on the one hand,

 % and ongoing research and development on a novel kind of educational

 % mathematics assistant at Graz University of

 % Technology~\footnote{http://www.ist.tugraz.at/isac/} promising to

 % scope with this issue on the other hand, several institutes are

 % planning to join their expertise: the Institute for Information

 % Systems and Computer Media (IICM), the Institute for Software

 % Technology (IST), the Institutes for Mathematics, the Institute for

 % Signal Processing and Speech Communication (SPSC), the Institute for

 % Structural Analysis and the Institute of Electrical Measurement and

 % Measurement Signal Processing.

 %WN diese Information ist f"ur das Paper zu spezielle, zu aktuell 

 %WN und damit zu verg"anglich.

 % \par This thesis is the first attempt to tackle the above mentioned

 % issue, it focuses on Telematics, because these specific studies focus

 % on mathematics in \emph{STEOP}, the introductory orientation phase in

 % Austria. \emph{STEOP} is considered an opportunity to investigate the

 % impact of {\sisac}'s prototype on the issue and others.

 % 

 \paragraph{Traditional course material} in engineering disciplines lacks an

 important component, interactive support for step-wise problem

 solving. Theorem-Proving (TP) technology can provide such support by

 specific services. An important part of such services is called

 ``next-step-guidance'', generated by a specific kind of ``TP-based

 programming language''. In the

 {\sisac}-project~\footnote{http://www.ist.tugraz.at/projects/isac/} such

 a language is prototyped in line with~\cite{plmms10} and built upon

 the theorem prover

 Isabelle~\cite{Nipkow-Paulson-Wenzel:2002}\footnote{http://isabelle.in.tum.de/}.

 The TP services are coordinated by a specific interpreter for the

 programming language, called

 Lucas-Interpreter~\cite{wn:lucas-interp-12}. The language and the

 interpreter will be briefly re-introduced in order to make the paper

 self-contained.

 \subparagraph{The main part} of the paper is an account of first experiences

 with programming in this TP-based language. The experience was gained

 in a case study by the author. The author was considered an ideal

 candidate for this study for the following reasons: as a student in

 Telematics (computer science with focus on Signal Processing) he had

 general knowledge in programming as well as specific domain knowledge

 in Signal Processing; and he was not involved in the development of

 {\sisac}'s programming language and interpeter, thus a novice to the

 language.

 \subparagraph{The goal} of the case study was (1) some TP-based programs for

 interactive course material for a specific ``Adavanced Signal

 Processing Lab'' in a higher semester, (2) respective program

 development with as little advice from the {\sisac}-team and (3) records

 and comments for the main steps of development in an Isabelle theory;

 this theory should provide guidelines for future programmers. An

 excerpt from this theory is the main part of this paper.

 \par

 The paper will use the problem in Fig.\ref{fig-interactive} as a

 running example:

 \begin{figure} [htb]

 \begin{center}

 \includegraphics[width=140mm]{fig/isac-Ztrans-math-3}

 %\includegraphics[width=140mm]{fig/isac-Ztrans-math}

 \caption{Step-wise problem solving guided by the TP-based program}

 \label{fig-interactive}

 \end{center}

 \end{figure}

 \paragraph{The problem is} from the domain of Signal Processing and requests to

 determine the inverse Z-transform for a given term. Fig.\ref{fig-interactive}

 also shows the beginning of the interactive construction of a solution

 for the problem. This construction is done in the right window named

 ``Worksheet''.

 \par

 User-interaction on the Worksheet is {\em checked} and {\em guided} by

 TP services:

 \begin{enumerate}

 \item Formulas input by the user are {\em checked} by TP: such a

 formula establishes a proof situation --- the prover has to derive the

 formula from the logical context. The context is built up from the

 formal specification of the problem (here hidden from the user) by the

 Lucas-Interpreter.

 \item If the user gets stuck, the program developed below in this

 paper ``knows the next step'' from behind the scenes. How the latter

 TP-service is exploited by dialogue authoring is out of scope of this

 paper and can be studied in~\cite{gdaroczy-EP-13}.

 \end{enumerate} It should be noted that the programmer using the

 TP-based language is not concerned with interaction at all; we will

 see that the program contains neither input-statements nor

 output-statements. Rather, interaction is handled by services

 generated automatically.

 \par

 So there is a clear separation of concerns: Dialogues are

 adapted by dialogue authors (in Java-based tools), using automatically

 generated TP services, while the TP-based program is written by

 mathematics experts (in Isabelle/ML). The latter is concern of this

 paper.

 \paragraph{The paper is structed} as follows: The introduction

 \S\ref{intro} is followed by a brief re-introduction of the TP-based

 programming language in \S\ref{PL}, which extends the executable

 fragment of Isabelle's language (\S\ref{PL-isab}) by tactics which

 play a specific role in Lucas-Interpretation and in providing the TP

 services (\S\ref{PL-tacs}). The main part in \S\ref{trial} describes

 the main steps in developing the program for the running example:

 prepare domain knowledge, implement the formal specification of the

 problem, prepare the environment for the program, implement the

 program. The workflow of programming, debugging and testing is

 described in \S\ref{workflow}. The conclusion \S\ref{conclusion} will

 give directions identified for future development. 

 \section{\isac's Prototype for a Programming Language}\label{PL} 

 The prototype's language extends the executable fragment in the

 language of the theorem prover

 Isabelle~\cite{Nipkow-Paulson-Wenzel:2002}\footnote{http://isabelle.in.tum.de/}

 by tactics which have a specific role in Lucas-Interpretation.

 \subsection{The Executable Fragment of Isabelle's Language}\label{PL-isab}

 The executable fragment consists of data-type and function

 definitions.  It's usability even suggests that fragment for

 introductory courses \cite{nipkow-prog-prove}. HOL is a typed logic

 whose type system resembles that of functional programming

 languages. Thus there are

 \begin{description}

 \item[base types,] in particular \textit{bool}, the type of truth

 values, \textit{nat}, \textit{int}, \textit{complex}, and the types of

 natural, integer and complex numbers respectively in mathematics.

 \item[type constructors] allow to define arbitrary types, from

 \textit{set}, \textit{list} to advanced data-structures like

 \textit{trees}, red-black-trees etc.

 \item[function types,] denoted by $\Rightarrow$.

 \item[type variables,] denoted by $^\prime a, ^\prime b$ etc, provide

 type polymorphism. Isabelle automatically computes the type of each

 variable in a term by use of Hindley-Milner type inference

 \cite{pl:hind97,Milner-78}.

 \end{description}

 \textbf{Terms} are formed as in functional programming by applying

 functions to arguments. If $f$ is a function of type

 $\tau_1\Rightarrow \tau_2$ and $t$ is a term of type $\tau_1$ then

 $f\;t$ is a term of type~$\tau_2$. $t\;::\;\tau$ means that term $t$

 has type $\tau$. There are many predefined infix symbols like $+$ and

 $\leq$ most of which are overloaded for various types.

 HOL also supports some basic constructs from functional programming:

 {\it\label{isabelle-stmts}

 \begin{tabbing} 123\=\kill

 \>$( \; {\tt if} \; b \; {\tt then} \; t_1 \; {\tt else} \; t_2 \;)$\\

 \>$( \; {\tt let} \; x=t \; {\tt in} \; u \; )$\\

 \>$( \; {\tt case} \; t \; {\tt of} \; {\it pat}_1

   \Rightarrow t_1 \; |\dots| \; {\it pat}_n\Rightarrow t_n \; )$

 \end{tabbing} }

 \noindent The running example's program uses some of these elements

 (marked by {\tt tt-font} on p.\pageref{s:impl}): for instance {\tt

 let}\dots{\tt in} in lines {\rm 02} \dots {\rm 13}. In fact, the whole program

 is an Isabelle term with specific function constants like {\tt

 program}, {\tt Take}, {\tt Rewrite}, {\tt Subproblem} and {\tt

 Rewrite\_Set} in lines {\rm 01, 03. 04, 07, 10} and {\rm 11, 12}

 respectively.

 % Terms may also contain $\lambda$-abstractions. For example, $\lambda

 % x. \; x$ is the identity function.

 %JR warum auskommentiert? WN2...

 %WN2 weil ein Punkt wie dieser in weiteren Zusammenh"angen innerhalb

 %WN2 des Papers auftauchen m"usste; nachdem ich einen solchen

 %WN2 Zusammenhang _noch_ nicht sehe, habe ich den Punkt _noch_ nicht

 %WN2 gel"oscht.

 %WN2 Wenn der Punkt nicht weiter gebraucht wird, nimmt er nur wertvollen

 %WN2 Platz f"ur Anderes weg.

 \textbf{Formulae} are terms of type \textit{bool}. There are the basic

 constants \textit{True} and \textit{False} and the usual logical

 connectives (in decreasing order of precedence): $\neg, \land, \lor,

 \rightarrow$.

 \textbf{Equality} is available in the form of the infix function $=$

 of type $a \Rightarrow a \Rightarrow {\it bool}$. It also works for

 formulas, where it means ``if and only if''.

 \textbf{Quantifiers} are written $\forall x. \; P$ and $\exists x. \;

 P$.  Quantifiers lead to non-executable functions, so functions do not

 always correspond to programs, for instance, if comprising \\$(

 \;{\it if} \; \exists x.\;P \; {\it then} \; e_1 \; {\it else} \; e_2

 \;)$.

 \subsection{\isac's Tactics for Lucas-Interpretation}\label{PL-tacs}

 The prototype extends Isabelle's language by specific statements

 called tactics~\footnote{{\sisac}'s tactics are different from

 Isabelle's tactics: the former concern steps in a calculation, the

 latter concern proof steps.}  and tacticals. For the programmer these

 statements are functions with the following signatures:

 \begin{description}

 \item[Rewrite:] ${\it theorem}\Rightarrow{\it term}\Rightarrow{\it

 term} * {\it term}\;{\it list}$:

 this tactic appplies {\it theorem} to a {\it term} yielding a {\it

 term} and a {\it term list}, the list are assumptions generated by

 conditional rewriting. For instance, the {\it theorem}

 $b\not=0\land c\not=0\Rightarrow\frac{a\cdot c}{b\cdot c}=\frac{a}{b}$

 applied to the {\it term} $\frac{2\cdot x}{3\cdot x}$ yields

 $(\frac{2}{3}, [x\not=0])$.

 \item[Rewrite\_Set:] ${\it ruleset}\Rightarrow{\it

 term}\Rightarrow{\it term} * {\it term}\;{\it list}$:

 this tactic appplies {\it ruleset} to a {\it term}; {\it ruleset} is

 a confluent and terminating term rewrite system, in general. If

 none of the rules ({\it theorem}s) is applicable on interpretation

 of this tactic, an exception is thrown.

 % \item[Rewrite\_Inst:] ${\it substitution}\Rightarrow{\it

 % theorem}\Rightarrow{\it term}\Rightarrow{\it term} * {\it term}\;{\it

 % list}$:

 % 

 % \item[Rewrite\_Set\_Inst:] ${\it substitution}\Rightarrow{\it

 % ruleset}\Rightarrow{\it term}\Rightarrow{\it term} * {\it term}\;{\it

 % list}$:

 \item[Substitute:] ${\it substitution}\Rightarrow{\it

 term}\Rightarrow{\it term}$: allows to access sub-terms.

 \item[Take:] ${\it term}\Rightarrow{\it term}$:

 this tactic has no effect in the program; but it creates a side-effect

 by Lucas-Interpretation (see below) and writes {\it term} to the

 Worksheet.

 \item[Subproblem:] ${\it theory} * {\it specification} * {\it

 method}\Rightarrow{\it argument}\;{\it list}\Rightarrow{\it term}$:

 this tactic is a generalisation of a function call: it takes an

 \textit{argument list} as usual, and additionally a triple consisting

 of an Isabelle \textit{theory}, an implicit \textit{specification} of the

 program and a \textit{method} containing data for Lucas-Interpretation,

 last not least a program (as an explicit specification)~\footnote{In

 interactive tutoring these three items can be determined explicitly

 by the user.}.

 \end{description}

 The tactics play a specific role in

 Lucas-Interpretation~\cite{wn:lucas-interp-12}: they are treated as

 break-points where, as a side-effect, a line is added to a calculation

 as a protocol for proceeding towards a solution in step-wise problem

 solving. At the same points Lucas-Interpretation serves interactive

 tutoring and control is handed over to the user. The user is free to

 investigate underlying knowledge, applicable theorems, etc.  And the

 user can proceed constructing a solution by input of a tactic to be

 applied or by input of a formula; in the latter case the

 Lucas-Interpreter has built up a logical context (initialised with the

 precondition of the formal specification) such that Isabelle can

 derive the formula from this context --- or give feedback, that no

 derivation can be found.

 \subsection{Tacticals as Control Flow Statements}

 The flow of control in a program can be determined by {\tt if then else}

 and {\tt case of} as mentioned on p.\pageref{isabelle-stmts} and also

 by additional tacticals:

 \begin{description}

 \item[Repeat:] ${\it tactic}\Rightarrow{\it term}\Rightarrow{\it

 term}$: iterates over tactics which take a {\it term} as argument as

 long as a tactic is applicable (for instance, {\tt Rewrite\_Set} might

 not be applicable).

 \item[Try:] ${\it tactic}\Rightarrow{\it term}\Rightarrow{\it term}$:

 if {\it tactic} is applicable, then it is applied to {\it term},

 otherwise {\it term} is passed on without changes.

 \item[Or:] ${\it tactic}\Rightarrow{\it tactic}\Rightarrow{\it

 term}\Rightarrow{\it term}$: If the first {\it tactic} is applicable,

 it is applied to the first {\it term} yielding another {\it term},

 otherwise the second {\it tactic} is applied; if none is applicable an

 exception is raised.

 \item[@@:] ${\it tactic}\Rightarrow{\it tactic}\Rightarrow{\it

 term}\Rightarrow{\it term}$: applies the first {\it tactic} to the

 first {\it term} yielding an intermediate term (not appearing in the

 signature) to which the second {\it tactic} is applied.

 \item[While:] ${\it term::bool}\Rightarrow{\it tactic}\Rightarrow{\it

 term}\Rightarrow{\it term}$: if the first {\it term} is true, then the

 {\it tactic} is applied to the first {\it term} yielding an

 intermediate term (not appearing in the signature); the intermediate

 term is added to the environment the first {\it term} is evaluated in

 etc as long as the first {\it term} is true.

 \end{description}

 The tacticals are not treated as break-points by Lucas-Interpretation

 and thus do not contribute to the calculation nor to interaction.

 \section{Concepts and Tasks in TP-based Programming}\label{trial}

 %\section{Development of a Program on Trial}

 This section presents all the concepts involved in TP-based

 programming and all the tasks to be accomplished by programmers. The

 presentation uses the running example which has been introduced in

 Fig.\ref{fig-interactive} on p.\pageref{fig-interactive}.

 \subsection{Mechanization of Math --- Domain Engineering}\label{isabisac}

 %WN was Fachleute unter obigem Titel interessiert findet sich

 %WN unterhalb des auskommentierten Textes.

 %WN der Text unten spricht Benutzer-Aspekte anund ist nicht speziell

 %WN auf Computer-Mathematiker fokussiert.

 % \paragraph{As mentioned in the introduction,} a prototype of an

 % educational math assistant called

 % {{\sisac}}\footnote{{{\sisac}}=\textbf{Isa}belle for

 % \textbf{C}alculations, see http://www.ist.tugraz.at/isac/.} bridges

 % the gap between (1) introducation and (2) application of mathematics:

 % {{\sisac}} is based on Computer Theorem Proving (TP), a technology which

 % requires each fact and each action justified by formal logic, so

 % {{{\sisac}{}}} makes justifications transparent to students in

 % interactive step-wise problem solving. By that way {{\sisac}} already

 % can serve both:

 % \begin{enumerate}

 %   \item Introduction of math stuff (in e.g. partial fraction

 % decomposition) by stepwise explaining and exercising respective

 % symbolic calculations with ``next step guidance (NSG)'' and rigorously

 % checking steps freely input by students --- this also in context with

 % advanced applications (where the stuff to be taught in higher

 % semesters can be skimmed through by NSG), and

 %   \item Application of math stuff in advanced engineering courses

 % (e.g. problems to be solved by inverse Z-transform in a Signal

 % Processing Lab) and now without much ado about basic math techniques

 % (like partial fraction decomposition): ``next step guidance'' supports

 % students in independently (re-)adopting such techniques.

 % \end{enumerate} 

 % Before the question is answers, how {{\sisac}}

 % accomplishes this task from a technical point of view, some remarks on

 % the state-of-the-art is given, therefor follow up Section~\ref{emas}.

 % 

 % \subsection{Educational Mathematics Assistants (EMAs)}\label{emas}

 % 

 % \paragraph{Educational software in mathematics} is, if at all, based

 % on Computer Algebra Systems (CAS, for instance), Dynamic Geometry

 % Systems (DGS, for instance \footnote{GeoGebra http://www.geogebra.org}

 % \footnote{Cinderella http://www.cinderella.de/}\footnote{GCLC

 % http://poincare.matf.bg.ac.rs/~janicic/gclc/}) or spread-sheets. These

 % base technologies are used to program math lessons and sometimes even

 % exercises. The latter are cumbersome: the steps towards a solution of

 % such an interactive exercise need to be provided with feedback, where

 % at each step a wide variety of possible input has to be foreseen by

 % the programmer - so such interactive exercises either require high

 % development efforts or the exercises constrain possible inputs.

 % 

 % \subparagraph{A new generation} of educational math assistants (EMAs)

 % is emerging presently, which is based on Theorem Proving (TP). TP, for

 % instance Isabelle and Coq, is a technology which requires each fact

 % and each action justified by formal logic. Pushed by demands for

 % \textit{proven} correctness of safety-critical software TP advances

 % into software engineering; from these advancements computer

 % mathematics benefits in general, and math education in particular. Two

 % features of TP are immediately beneficial for learning:

 % 

 % \paragraph{TP have knowledge in human readable format,} that is in

 % standard predicate calculus. TP following the LCF-tradition have that

 % knowledge down to the basic definitions of set, equality,

 % etc~\footnote{http://isabelle.in.tum.de/dist/library/HOL/HOL.html};

 % following the typical deductive development of math, natural numbers

 % are defined and their properties

 % proven~\footnote{http://isabelle.in.tum.de/dist/library/HOL/Number\_Theory/Primes.html},

 % etc. Present knowledge mechanized in TP exceeds high-school

 % mathematics by far, however by knowledge required in software

 % technology, and not in other engineering sciences.

 % 

 % \paragraph{TP can model the whole problem solving process} in

 % mathematical problem solving {\em within} a coherent logical

 % framework. This is already being done by three projects, by

 % Ralph-Johan Back, by ActiveMath and by Carnegie Mellon Tutor.

 % \par

 % Having the whole problem solving process within a logical coherent

 % system, such a design guarantees correctness of intermediate steps and

 % of the result (which seems essential for math software); and the

 % second advantage is that TP provides a wealth of theories which can be

 % exploited for mechanizing other features essential for educational

 % software.

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Generation of User Guidance in EMAs}\label{user-guid}

 % 

 % One essential feature for educational software is feedback to user

 % input and assistance in coming to a solution.

 % 

 % \paragraph{Checking user input} by ATP during stepwise problem solving

 % is being accomplished by the three projects mentioned above

 % exclusively. They model the whole problem solving process as mentioned

 % above, so all what happens between formalized assumptions (or formal

 % specification) and goal (or fulfilled postcondition) can be

 % mechanized. Such mechanization promises to greatly extend the scope of

 % educational software in stepwise problem solving.

 % 

 % \paragraph{NSG (Next step guidance)} comprises the system's ability to

 % propose a next step; this is a challenge for TP: either a radical

 % restriction of the search space by restriction to very specific

 % problem classes is required, or much care and effort is required in

 % designing possible variants in the process of problem solving

 % \cite{proof-strategies-11}.

 % \par

 % Another approach is restricted to problem solving in engineering

 % domains, where a problem is specified by input, precondition, output

 % and postcondition, and where the postcondition is proven by ATP behind

 % the scenes: Here the possible variants in the process of problem

 % solving are provided with feedback {\em automatically}, if the problem

 % is described in a TP-based programing language: \cite{plmms10} the

 % programmer only describes the math algorithm without caring about

 % interaction (the respective program is functional and even has no

 % input or output statements!); interaction is generated as a

 % side-effect by the interpreter --- an efficient separation of concern

 % between math programmers and dialog designers promising application

 % all over engineering disciplines.

 % 

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Math Authoring in Isabelle/ISAC\label{math-auth}}

 % Authoring new mathematics knowledge in {{\sisac}} can be compared with

 % ``application programing'' of engineering problems; most of such

 % programing uses CAS-based programing languages (CAS = Computer Algebra

 % Systems; e.g. Mathematica's or Maple's programing language).

 % 

 % \paragraph{A novel type of TP-based language} is used by {{\sisac}{}}

 % \cite{plmms10} for describing how to construct a solution to an

 % engineering problem and for calling equation solvers, integration,

 % etc~\footnote{Implementation of CAS-like functionality in TP is not

 % primarily concerned with efficiency, but with a didactic question:

 % What to decide for: for high-brow algorithms at the state-of-the-art

 % or for elementary algorithms comprehensible for students?} within TP;

 % TP can ensure ``systems that never make a mistake'' \cite{casproto} -

 % are impossible for CAS which have no logics underlying.

 % 

 % \subparagraph{Authoring is perfect} by writing such TP based programs;

 % the application programmer is not concerned with interaction or with

 % user guidance: this is concern of a novel kind of program interpreter

 % called Lucas-Interpreter. This interpreter hands over control to a

 % dialog component at each step of calculation (like a debugger at

 % breakpoints) and calls automated TP to check user input following

 % personalized strategies according to a feedback module.

 % \par

 % However ``application programing with TP'' is not done with writing a

 % program: according to the principles of TP, each step must be

 % justified. Such justifications are given by theorems. So all steps

 % must be related to some theorem, if there is no such theorem it must

 % be added to the existing knowledge, which is organized in so-called

 % \textbf{theories} in Isabelle. A theorem must be proven; fortunately

 % Isabelle comprises a mechanism (called ``axiomatization''), which

 % allows to omit proofs. Such a theorem is shown in

 % Example~\ref{eg:neuper1}.

 The running example requires to determine the inverse $\cal

 Z$-transform for a class of functions. The domain of Signal Processing

 is accustomed to specific notation for the resulting functions, which

 are absolutely summable and are called TODO: $u[n]$, where $u$ is the

 function, $n$ is the argument and the brackets indicate that the

 arguments are TODO. Surprisingly, Isabelle accepts the rules for

 ${\cal Z}^{-1}$ in this traditional notation~\footnote{Isabelle

 experts might be particularly surprised, that the brackets do not

 cause errors in typing (as lists).}:

 %\vbox{

 % \begin{example}

   \label{eg:neuper1}

   {\small\begin{tabbing}

   123\=123\=123\=123\=\kill

   \hfill \\

   \>axiomatization where \\

   \>\>  rule1: ``${\cal Z}^{-1}\;1 = \delta [n]$'' and\\

   \>\>  rule2: ``$\vert\vert z \vert\vert > 1 \Rightarrow {\cal Z}^{-1}\;z / (z - 1) = u [n]$'' and\\

   \>\>  rule3: ``$\vert\vert$ z $\vert\vert$ < 1 ==> z / (z - 1) = -u [-n - 1]'' and \\

 %TODO

   \>\>  rule4: ``$\vert\vert$ z $\vert\vert$ > $\vert\vert$ $\alpha$ $\vert\vert$ ==> z / (z - $\alpha$) = $\alpha^n$ $\cdot$ u [n]'' and\\

 %TODO

   \>\>  rule5: ``$\vert\vert$ z $\vert\vert$ < $\vert\vert$ $\alpha$ $\vert\vert$ ==> z / (z - $\alpha$) = -($\alpha^n$) $\cdot$ u [-n - 1]'' and\\

 %TODO

   \>\>  rule6: ``$\vert\vert$ z $\vert\vert$ > 1 ==> z/(z - 1)$^2$ = n $\cdot$ u [n]''\\

 %TODO

   \end{tabbing}

   }

 % \end{example}

 %}

 These 6 rules can be used as conditional rewrite rules, depending on

 the respective convergence radius. Satisfaction from accordance with traditional notation

 contrasts with the above word {\em axiomatization}: As TP-based, the

 programming language expects these rules as {\em proved} theorems, and

 not as axioms implemented in the above brute force manner; otherwise

 all the verification efforts envisaged (like proof of the

 post-condition, see below) would be meaningless.

 Isabelle provides a large body of knowledge, rigorously proven from

 the basic axioms of mathematics~\footnote{This way of rigorously

 deriving all knowledge from first principles is called the

 LCF-paradigm in TP.}. In the case of the Z-Transform the most advanced

 knowledge can be found in the theoris on Multivariate

 Analysis~\footnote{http://isabelle.in.tum.de/dist/library/HOL/HOL-Multivariate\_Analysis}. However,

 building up knowledge such that a proof for the above rules would be

 reasonably short and easily comprehensible, still requires lots of

 work (and is definitely out of scope of our case study).

 At the state-of-the-art in mechanization of knowledge in engineering

 sciences, the process does not stop with the mechanization of

 mathematics traditionally used in these sciences. Rather, ``Formal

 Methods''~\cite{ fm-03} are expected to proceed to formal and explicit

 description of physical items.  Signal Processing, for instance is

 concerned with physical devices for signal acquisition and

 reconstruction, which involve measuring a physical signal, storing it,

 and possibly later rebuilding the original signal or an approximation

 thereof. For digital systems, this typically includes sampling and

 quantization; devices for signal compression, including audio

 compression, image compression, and video compression, etc.  ``Domain

 engineering''\cite{db:dom-eng} is concerned with {\em specification}

 of these devices' components and features; this part in the process of

 mechanization is only at the beginning in domains like Signal

 Processing.

 TP-based programming, concern of this paper, is determined to

 add ``algorithmic knowledge'' in Fig.\ref{fig:mathuni} on

 p.\pageref{fig:mathuni}.  As we shall see below, TP-based programming

 starts with a formal {\em specification} of the problem to be solved.

 \begin{figure}

   \begin{center}

     %\includegraphics[width=110mm]{fig/math-universe-small}

     \caption{The three-dimensional universe of mathematics knowledge}

     \label{fig:mathuni}

   \end{center}

 \end{figure}

 The language for both axes is defined in the axis at the bottom, deductive

 knowledge, in {\sisac} represented by Isabelle's theories.

 \subsection{Preparation of Simplifiers for the Program}\label{simp}

 \paragraph{If it is clear} how the later calculation should look like and when

 which mathematic rule should be applied, it can be started to find ways of

 simplifications. This includes in e.g. the simplification of reational 

 expressions or also rewrites of an expession.

 \subparagraph{Obligate is the use} of the function \texttt{drop\_questionmarks} 

 which excludes irrelevant symbols out of the expression. (Irrelevant symbols may 

 be result out of the system during the calculation. The function has to be

 applied for two reasons. First two make every placeholder in a expression 

 useable as a constant and second to provide a better view at the frontend.) 

 \subparagraph{Most rewrites are represented} through rulesets this

 rulesets tell the machine which terms have to be rewritten into which

 representation. In the upcoming programm a rewrite can be applied only in using

 such rulesets on existing terms.

 \paragraph{The core} of our implemented problem is the Z-Transformation

 (remember the description of the running example, introduced by

 Fig.\ref{fig-interactive} on p.\pageref{fig-interactive}) due the fact that the

 transformation itself would require higher math which isn't yet avaible in our system we decided to choose the way like it is applied in labratory and problem classes at our university - by applying transformation rules (collected in

 transformation tables).

 \paragraph{Rules,} in {\sisac{}}'s programming language can be designed by the

 use of axiomatizations like shown in Example~\ref{eg:ruledef}. This rules can be

 collected in a ruleset (collection of rules) and applied to a given expression

 as follows in the next example code.

 %\begin{example}

   \label{eg:ruledef}

   \hfill\\

   \begin{verbatim}

   axiomatization where

     rule1: ``1 = $\delta$[n]'' and

     rule2: ``|| z || > 1 ==> z / (z - 1) = u [n]'' and

     rule3: ``|| z || < 1 ==> z / (z - 1) = -u [-n - 1]''

   \end{verbatim}

 %\end{example}

 %\begin{example}

   \hfill\\

   \label{eg:ruleapp}

   \begin{enumerate}

   \item Store rules in ruleset:

   \begin{verbatim}

   val inverse_Z = append_rls "inverse_Z" e_rls

     [ Thm ("rule1",num_str @{thm rule1}),

       Thm ("rule2",num_str @{thm rule2}),

       Thm ("rule3",num_str @{thm rule3})

     ];

   \end{verbatim}

   \item Define exression:

   \begin{verbatim}

   val sample_term = str2term "z/(z-1)+z/(z-</delta>)+1";

   \end{verbatim}

   \item Apply ruleset:

   \begin{verbatim}

   val SOME (sample_term', asm) = 

     rewrite_set_ thy true inverse_Z sample_term;

   \end{verbatim}

   \end{enumerate}

 %\end{example}

 The use of rulesets makes it much easier to develop our designated applications,

 but the programmer has to be careful and patient. When applying rulesets

 two important issues have to be mentionend:

 \subparagraph{How often} the rules have to be applied? In case of

 transformations it is quite clear that we use them once but other fields

 reuqire to apply rules until a special condition is reached (e.g.

 a simplification is finished when there is nothing to be done left).

 \subparagraph{The order} in which rules are applied often takes a big effect

 and has to be evaluated for each purpose once again.

 \par

 In our special case of Signal Processing and the rules defined in

 Example~\ref{eg:ruledef} we have to apply rule~1 first of all to transform all

 constants. After this step has been done it no mather which rule fit's next.

 \subsection{Preparation of ML-Functions}\label{funs}

 The prototype's Lucas-Interpreter uses the {\sisac}-rewrite-engine for

 all kinds of evaluation. Some functionality required in programming,

 however, cannot be accomplished by rewriting. So the prototype has a

 mechanism to call ML-functions during rewriting, and the programmer has

 to use this mechanism.

 In the running example's program on p.\pageref{s:impl} the lines {\rm

 05} and {\rm 06} contain such functions; we go into the details with

 \textit{argument\_in X\_z;}. This function fetches the argument from a

 function application: Line {\rm 03} in the example calculation on

 p.\pageref{exp-calc} is created by line {\rm 06} of the example

 program on p.\pageref{s:impl} where the program's environment assigns

 the value \textit{X z} to the variable \textit{X\_z}; so the function

 shall extract the argument \textit{z}.

 \medskip In order to be recognised as a function constant in the

 program source the constant needs to be declared in a theory, here in

 \textit{Build\_Inverse\_Z\_Transform.thy}; then it can be parsed in

 the context \textit{ctxt} of that theory:

 {\footnotesize

 \begin{verbatim}

    consts

      argument'_in     :: "real => real"            ("argument'_in _" 10)

    ML {* val SOME t = parse ctxt "argument_in (X z)"; *}

    val t = Const ("Build_Inverse_Z_Transform.argument'_in", "RealDef.real ⇒ RealDef.real") 

              $ (Free ("X", "RealDef.real ⇒ RealDef.real") $ Free ("z", "RealDef.real")): term

 \end{verbatim}}

 \noindent Parsing produces a term \texttt{t} in internal

 representation~\footnote{The attentive reader realizes the delicate

 differences between interal and extermal representation even in the

 strings, i.e \texttt{'\_}}, consisting of \texttt{Const

 ("argument'\_in", type)} and the two variables \texttt{Free ("X",

 type)} and \texttt{Free ("z", type)}, \texttt{\$} is the term

 constructor. The function body below is implemented directly in ML,

 i.e in an \texttt{ML \{* *\}} block; the function definition provides

 a unique prefix \texttt{eval\_} to the function name:

 {\footnotesize

 \begin{verbatim}

    ML {*

      fun eval_argument_in _ 

        "Build_Inverse_Z_Transform.argument'_in" 

        (t as (Const ("Build_Inverse_Z_Transform.argument'_in", _) $ (f $ arg))) _ =

          if is_Free arg (*could be something to be simplified before*)

          then SOME (term2str t ^ " = " ^ term2str arg, Trueprop $ (mk_equality (t, arg)))

          else NONE

      | eval_argument_in _ _ _ _ = NONE;

    *}

 \end{verbatim}}

 \noindent The function body creates either creates \texttt{NONE}

 telling the rewrite-engine to search for the next redex, or creates an

 ad-hoc theorem for rewriting, thus the programmer needs to adopt many

 technicalities of Isabelle, for instance, the \textit{Trueprop}

 constant.

 \bigskip This sub-task particularly sheds light on basic issues in the

 design of a programming language, the integration of diffent language

 layers, the layer of Isabelle/Isar and Isabelle/ML.

 Another point of improvement for the prototype is the rewrite-engine: The

 program on p.\pageref{s:impl} would not allow to contract the two lines {\rm 05}

 and {\rm 06} to

 {\small\it\label{s:impl}

 \begin{tabbing}

 123l\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=((x\=123\=(x \=123\=123\=\kill

 \>{\rm 05/6}\>\>\>  (z::real) = argument\_in (lhs X\_eq) ;

 \end{tabbing}}

 \noindent because nested function calls would require creating redexes

 inside-out; however, the prototype's rewrite-engine only works top down

 from the root of a term down to the leaves.

 How all these ugly technicalities are to be checked in the prototype is 

 shown in \S\ref{flow-prep} below.

 % \paragraph{Explicit Problems} require explicit methods to solve them, and within

 % this methods we have some explicit steps to do. This steps can be unique for

 % a special problem or refindable in other problems. No mather what case, such

 % steps often require some technical functions behind. For the solving process

 % of the Inverse Z Transformation and the corresponding partial fraction it was

 % neccessary to build helping functions like \texttt{get\_denominator},

 % \texttt{get\_numerator} or \texttt{argument\_in}. First two functions help us

 % to filter the denominator or numerator out of a fraction, last one helps us to

 % get to know the bound variable in a equation.

 % \par

 % By taking \texttt{get\_denominator} as an example, we want to explain how to 

 % implement new functions into the existing system and how we can later use them

 % in our program.

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Find a place to Store the Function}

 % 

 % The whole system builds up on a well defined structure of Knowledge. This

 % Knowledge sets up at the Path:

 % \begin{center}\ttfamily src/Tools/isac/Knowledge\normalfont\end{center}

 % For implementing the Function \texttt{get\_denominator} (which let us extract

 % the denominator out of a fraction) we have choosen the Theory (file)

 % \texttt{Rational.thy}.

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Write down the new Function}

 % 

 % In upper Theory we now define the new function and its purpose:

 % \begin{verbatim}

 %   get_denominator :: "real => real"

 % \end{verbatim}

 % This command tells the machine that a function with the name

 % \texttt{get\_denominator} exists which gets a real expression as argument and

 % returns once again a real expression. Now we are able to implement the function

 % itself, upcoming example now shows the implementation of

 % \texttt{get\_denominator}.

 % 

 % %\begin{example}

 %   \label{eg:getdenom}

 %   \begin{verbatim}

 % 

 % 01  (*

 % 02   *("get_denominator",

 % 03   *  ("Rational.get_denominator", eval_get_denominator ""))

 % 04   *)

 % 05  fun eval_get_denominator (thmid:string) _ 

 % 06            (t as Const ("Rational.get_denominator", _) $

 % 07                (Const ("Rings.inverse_class.divide", _) $num 

 % 08                  $denom)) thy = 

 % 09          SOME (mk_thmid thmid "" 

 % 10              (Print_Mode.setmp [] 

 % 11                (Syntax.string_of_term (thy2ctxt thy)) denom) "", 

 % 12              Trueprop $ (mk_equality (t, denom)))

 % 13    | eval_get_denominator _ _ _ _ = NONE;\end{verbatim}

 % %\end{example}

 % 

 % Line \texttt{07} and \texttt{08} are describing the mode of operation the best -

 % there is a fraction\\ (\ttfamily Rings.inverse\_class.divide\normalfont) 

 % splittet

 % into its two parts (\texttt{\$num \$denom}). The lines before are additionals

 % commands for declaring the function and the lines after are modeling and 

 % returning a real variable out of \texttt{\$denom}.

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Add a test for the new Function}

 % 

 % \paragraph{Everytime when adding} a new function it is essential also to add

 % a test for it. Tests for all functions are sorted in the same structure as the

 % knowledge it self and can be found up from the path:

 % \begin{center}\ttfamily test/Tools/isac/Knowledge\normalfont\end{center}

 % This tests are nothing very special, as a first prototype the functionallity

 % of a function can be checked by evaluating the result of a simple expression

 % passed to the function. Example~\ref{eg:getdenomtest} shows the test for our

 % \textit{just} created function \texttt{get\_denominator}.

 % 

 % %\begin{example}

 % \label{eg:getdenomtest}

 % \begin{verbatim}

 % 

 % 01 val thy = @{theory Isac};

 % 02 val t = term_of (the (parse thy "get_denominator ((a +x)/b)"));

 % 03 val SOME (_, t') = eval_get_denominator "" 0 t thy;

 % 04 if term2str t' = "get_denominator ((a + x) / b) = b" then ()

 % 05 else error "get_denominator ((a + x) / b) = b" \end{verbatim}

 % %\end{example}

 % 

 % \begin{description}

 % \item[01] checks if the proofer set up on our {\sisac{}} System.

 % \item[02] passes a simple expression (fraction) to our suddenly created

 %           function.

 % \item[04] checks if the resulting variable is the correct one (in this case

 %           ``b'' the denominator) and returns.

 % \item[05] handels the error case and reports that the function is not able to

 %           solve the given problem.

 % \end{description}

 \subsection{Specification of the Problem}\label{spec}

 %WN <--> \chapter 7 der Thesis

 %WN die Argumentation unten sollte sich NUR auf Verifikation beziehen..

 The problem of the running example is textually described in

 Fig.\ref{fig-interactive} on p.\pageref{fig-interactive}. The {\em

 formal} specification of this problem, in traditional mathematical

 notation, could look like is this:

 %WN Hier brauchen wir die Spezifikation des 'running example' ...

 %JR Habe input, output und precond vom Beispiel eingefügt brauche aber Hilfe bei

 %JR der post condition - die existiert für uns ja eigentlich nicht aka

 %JR haben sie bis jetzt nicht beachtet WN...

 %WN2 Mein Vorschlag ist, das TODO zu lassen und deutlich zu kommentieren.

 %JR2 done

   \label{eg:neuper2}

   {\small\begin{tabbing}

   123,\=postcond \=: \= $\forall \,A^\prime\, u^\prime \,v^\prime.\,$\=\kill

   \hfill \\

   Specification:\\

     \>input    \>: filterExpression $X=\frac{3}{(z-\frac{1}{4}+-\frac{1}{8}*\frac{1}{z}}$\\

   \>precond  \>: filterExpression continius on $\mathbb{R}$ \\

   \>output   \>: stepResponse $x[n]$ \\

   \>postcond \>: TODO - (Mind the following remark)\\ \end{tabbing}}

 \begin{remark}

    Defining the postcondition requires a high amount mathematical 

    knowledge, the difficult part in our case is not to set up this condition 

    nor it is more to define it in a way the interpreter is able to handle it. 

    Due the fact that implementing that mechanisms is quite the same amount as 

    creating the programm itself, it is not avaible in our prototype.

    \label{rm:postcond}

 \end{remark}

 \paragraph{The implementation} of the formal specification in the present

 prototype, still bar-bones without support for authoring:

 %WN Kopie von Inverse_Z_Transform.thy, leicht versch"onert:

 {\footnotesize\label{exp-spec}

 \begin{verbatim}

    01  store_specification

    02    (prepare_specification

    03      ["Jan Rocnik"]

    04      "pbl_SP_Ztrans_inv"

    05      thy

    06      ( ["Inverse", "Z_Transform", "SignalProcessing"],

    07        [ ("#Given", ["filterExpression X_eq"]),

    08          ("#Pre"  , ["X_eq is_continuous"]),

    09          ("#Find" , ["stepResponse n_eq"]),

    10          ("#Post" , [" TODO "])],

    11        append_rls Erls [Calc ("Atools.is_continuous", eval_is_continuous)], 

    12        NONE, 

    13        [["SignalProcessing","Z_Transform","Inverse"]]));

 \end{verbatim}}

 Although the above details are partly very technical, we explain them

 in order to document some intricacies of TP-based programming in the

 present state of the {\sisac} prototype:

 \begin{description}

 \item[01..02]\textit{store\_specification:} stores the result of the

 function \textit{prep\_specification} in a global reference

 \textit{Unsynchronized.ref}, which causes principal conflicts with

 Isabelle's asyncronous document model~\cite{Wenzel-11:doc-orient} and

 parallel execution~\cite{Makarius-09:parall-proof} and is under

 reconstruction already.

 \textit{prep\_pbt:} translates the specification to an internal format

 which allows efficient processing; see for instance line {\rm 07}

 below.

 \item[03..04] are the ``mathematics author'' holding the copy-rights

 and a unique identifier for the specification within {\sisac},

 complare line {\rm 06}.

 \item[05] is the Isabelle \textit{theory} required to parse the

 specification in lines {\rm 07..10}.

 \item[06] is a key into the tree of all specifications as presented to

 the user (where some branches might be hidden by the dialog

 component).

 \item[07..10] are the specification with input, pre-condition, output

 and post-condition respectively; the post-condition is not handled in

 the prototype presently. (Follow up Remark~\ref{rm:postcond})

 \item[11] creates a term rewriting system (abbreviated \textit{rls} in

 {\sisac}) which evaluates the pre-condition for the actual input data.

 Only if the evaluation yields \textit{True}, a program con be started.

 \item[12]\textit{NONE:} could be \textit{SOME ``solve ...''} for a

 problem associated to a function from Computer Algebra (like an

 equation solver) which is not the case here.

 \item[13] is the specific key into the tree of programs addressing a

 method which is able to find a solution which satiesfies the

 post-condition of the specification.

 \end{description}

 %WN die folgenden Erkl"arungen finden sich durch "grep -r 'datatype pbt' *"

 %WN ...

 %  type pbt = 

 %     {guh  : guh,         (*unique within this isac-knowledge*)

 %      mathauthors: string list, (*copyright*)

 %      init  : pblID,      (*to start refinement with*)

 %      thy   : theory,     (* which allows to compile that pbt

 %			  TODO: search generalized for subthy (ref.p.69*)

 %      (*^^^ WN050912 NOT used during application of the problem,

 %       because applied terms may be from 'subthy' as well as from super;

 %       thus we take 'maxthy'; see match_ags !*)

 %      cas   : term option,(*'CAS-command'*)

 %      prls  : rls,        (* for preds in where_*)

 %      where_: term list,  (* where - predicates*)

 %      ppc   : pat list,

 %      (*this is the model-pattern; 

 %       it contains "#Given","#Where","#Find","#Relate"-patterns

 %       for constraints on identifiers see "fun cpy_nam"*)

 %      met   : metID list}; (* methods solving the pbt*)

 %

 %WN weil dieser Code sehr unaufger"aumt ist, habe ich die Erkl"arungen

 %WN oben selbst geschrieben.

 %WN das w"urde ich in \sec\label{progr} verschieben und

 %WN das SubProblem partial fractions zum Erkl"aren verwenden.

 % Such a specification is checked before the execution of a program is

 % started, the same applies for sub-programs. In the following example

 % (Example~\ref{eg:subprob}) shows the call of such a subproblem:

 % 

 % \vbox{

 %   \begin{example}

 %   \label{eg:subprob}

 %   \hfill \\

 %   {\ttfamily \begin{tabbing}

 %   ``(L\_L::bool list) = (\=SubProblem (\=Test','' \\

 %   ``\>\>[linear,univariate,equation,test],'' \\

 %   ``\>\>[Test,solve\_linear])'' \\

 %   ``\>[BOOL equ, REAL z])'' \\

 %   \end{tabbing}

 %   }

 %   {\small\textit{

 %     \noindent If a program requires a result which has to be

 % calculated first we can use a subproblem to do so. In our specific

 % case we wanted to calculate the zeros of a fraction and used a

 % subproblem to calculate the zeros of the denominator polynom.

 %     }}

 %   \end{example}

 % }

 \subsection{Implementation of the Method}\label{meth}

 \paragraph{After specifieing the problem} we start to implement the method(s) of

 the problem. The methods represent the different ways a problem can be solved,

 this can include different mathematical tactics as well as different tactics

 taught in different courses.

 \begin{verbatim}

 01 store_met

 02  (prep_met thy "SP_InverseZTransformation_classic" [] e_metID

 03  (["SignalProcessing", "Z_Transform", "Inverse"], 

 04   [("#Given" ,["filterExpression (X_eq::bool)"]),

 05    ("#Find"  ,["stepResponse (n_eq::bool)"])],

 06   {rew_ord'="tless_true",

 07    rls'= e_rls, 

 08    calc = [],

 09    srls = e_rls,

 10    prls = e_rls,

 11    crls = e_rls,

 12    errpats = [],

 13    nrls = e_rls},

 14   "empty_programm"

 15  ));

 \end{verbatim}

 The above code is again very technical and goes hard in detail. But to document

 and present the neccessary steps follow up the description of the above code:

 \begin{description}

 \item[01-02] this to lines store the method with the given name into the system

 \item[03] here, the path is specifiet; which capitel this method is belonging to

 \item[04-05] as the requirements for different methods can be different we 

 specify again the \emph{given} and the \emph{find} element.

 \item[06]

 \item[07]

 \item[08]

 \item[09]

 \item[10]

 \item[11]

 \item[12]

 \item[13]

 \item[14] for this time we don't specify the programm itself and keep it empty.

 Follow up \S\ref{progr} for informations on how to implement this \textit{main}

 part.

 \end{description}

 \subsection{Implementation of the TP-based Program}\label{progr} 

 So finally all the prerequisites are described and the very topic can

 be addressed. The program below comes back to the running example: it

 computes a solution for the problem from Fig.\ref{fig-interactive} on

 p.\pageref{fig-interactive}. The reader is reminded of

 \S\ref{PL-isab}, the introduction of the programming language:

 {\small\it\label{s:impl}

 \begin{tabbing}

 123l\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=((x\=123\=(x \=123\=123\=\kill

 \>{\rm 00}\>val program =\\

 \>{\rm 01}\>  "{\tt Program} InverseZTransform (X\_eq::bool) =   \\

 \>{\rm 02}\>\>  {\tt let}                                       \\

 \>{\rm 03}\>\>\>  X\_eq = {\tt Take} X\_eq ;   \\

 \>{\rm 04}\>\>\>  X\_eq = {\tt Rewrite} ruleZY X\_eq ; \\

 \>{\rm 05}\>\>\>  (X\_z::real) = lhs X\_eq ;       \\ %no inside-out evaluation

 \>{\rm 06}\>\>\>  (z::real) = argument\_in X\_z; \\

 \>{\rm 07}\>\>\>  (part\_frac::real) = {\tt SubProblem} \\

 \>{\rm 08}\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>  ( Isac, [partial\_fraction, rational, simplification], [] )\\

 %\>{\rm 10}\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>  [simplification, of\_rationals, to\_partial\_fraction] ) \\

 \>{\rm 09}\>\>\>\>\>\>\>\>  [ (rhs X\_eq)::real, z::real ]; \\

 \>{\rm 10}\>\>\>  (X'\_eq::bool) = {\tt Take} ((X'::real =$>$ bool) z = ZZ\_1 part\_frac) ; \\

 \>{\rm 11}\>\>\>  X'\_eq = (({\tt Rewrite\_Set} ruleYZ) @@   \\

 \>{\rm 12}\>\>\>\>\>  $\;\;$ ({\tt Rewrite\_Set} inverse\_z)) X'\_eq \\

 \>{\rm 13}\>\>  {\tt in } \\

 \>{\rm 14}\>\>\>  X'\_eq"

 \end{tabbing}}

 % ORIGINAL FROM Inverse_Z_Transform.thy

 % "Script InverseZTransform (X_eq::bool) =            "^(*([], Frm), Problem (Isac, [Inverse, Z_Transform, SignalProcessing])*)

 % "(let X = Take X_eq;                                "^(*([1], Frm), X z = 3 / (z - 1 / 4 + -1 / 8 * (1 / z))*)

 % "  X' = Rewrite ruleZY False X;                     "^(*([1], Res), ?X' z = 3 / (z * (z - 1 / 4 + -1 / 8 * (1 / z)))*)

 % "  (X'_z::real) = lhs X';                           "^(*            ?X' z*)

 % "  (zzz::real) = argument_in X'_z;                  "^(*            z *)

 % "  (funterm::real) = rhs X';                        "^(*            3 / (z * (z - 1 / 4 + -1 / 8 * (1 / z)))*)

 %

 % "  (pbz::real) = (SubProblem (Isac',                "^(**)

 % "    [partial_fraction,rational,simplification],    "^

 % "    [simplification,of_rationals,to_partial_fraction]) "^

 % "    [REAL funterm, REAL zzz]);                     "^(*([2], Res), 4 / (z - 1 / 2) + -4 / (z - -1 / 4)*)

 %

 % "  (pbz_eq::bool) = Take (X'_z = pbz);              "^(*([3], Frm), ?X' z = 4 / (z - 1 / 2) + -4 / (z - -1 / 4)*)

 % "  pbz_eq = Rewrite ruleYZ False pbz_eq;            "^(*([3], Res), ?X' z = 4 * (?z / (z - 1 / 2)) + -4 * (?z / (z - -1 / 4))*)

 % "  pbz_eq = drop_questionmarks pbz_eq;              "^(*               4 * (z / (z - 1 / 2)) + -4 * (z / (z - -1 / 4))*)

 % "  (X_zeq::bool) = Take (X_z = rhs pbz_eq);         "^(*([4], Frm), X_z = 4 * (z / (z - 1 / 2)) + -4 * (z / (z - -1 / 4))*)

 % "  n_eq = (Rewrite_Set inverse_z False) X_zeq;      "^(*([4], Res), X_z = 4 * (1 / 2) ^^^ ?n * ?u [?n] + -4 * (-1 / 4) ^^^ ?n * ?u [?n]*)

 % "  n_eq = drop_questionmarks n_eq                   "^(*            X_z = 4 * (1 / 2) ^^^ n * u [n] + -4 * (-1 / 4) ^^^ n * u [n]*)

 % "in n_eq)"                                            (*([], Res), X_z = 4 * (1 / 2) ^^^ n * u [n] + -4 * (-1 / 4) ^^^ n * u [n]*)

 The program is represented as a string and part of the method in

 \S\ref{meth}.  As mentioned in \S\ref{PL} the program is purely

 functional and lacks any input statements and output statements. So

 the steps of calculation towards a solution (and interactive tutoring

 in step-wise problem solving) are created as a side-effect by

 Lucas-Interpretation.  The side-effects are triggered by the tactics

 \texttt{Take}, \texttt{Rewrite}, \texttt{SubProblem} and

 \texttt{Rewrite\_Set} in the above lines {\rm 03, 04, 07, 10, 11} and

 {\rm 12} respectively. These tactics produce the lines in the

 calculation on p.\pageref{flow-impl}.

 The above lines {\rm 05, 06} do not contain a tactics, so they do not

 immediately contribute to the calculation on p.\pageref{flow-impl};

 rather, they compute actual arguments for the \texttt{SubProblem} in

 line {\rm 09}~\footnote{The tactics also are break-points for the

 interpreter, where control is handed over to the user in interactive

 tutoring.}. Line {\rm 11} contains tactical \textit{@@}.

 \medskip The above program also indicates the dominant role of interactive

 selection of knowledge in the three-dimensional universe of

 mathematics as depicted in Fig.\ref{fig:mathuni} on

 p.\pageref{fig:mathuni}, The \texttt{SubProblem} in the above lines

 {\rm 07..09} is more than a function call with the actual arguments

 \textit{[ (rhs X\_eq)::real, z::real ]}. The programmer has to determine

 three items:

 \begin{enumerate}

 \item the theory, in the example \textit{Isac} because different

 methods can be selected in Pt.3 below, which are defined in different

 theories with \textit{Isac} collecting them.

 \item the specification identified by \textit{[partial\_fraction,

 rational, simplification]} in the tree of specifications; this

 specification is analogous to the specification of the main program

 described in \S\ref{spec}; the problem is to find a ``partial fraction

 decomposition'' for a univariate rational polynomial.

 \item the method in the above example is \textit{[ ]}, i.e. empty,

 which supposes the interpreter to select one of the methods predefined

 in the specification, for instance in line {\rm 13} in the running

 example's specification on p.\pageref{exp-spec}~\footnote{The freedom

 (or obligation) for selection carries over to the student in

 interactive tutoring.}.

 \end{enumerate}

 The program code, above presented as a string, is parsed by Isabelle's

 parser --- the program is an Isabelle term. This fact is expected to

 simplify verification tasks in the future; on the other hand, this

 fact causes troubles in error detectetion which are discussed as part

 of the workflow in the subsequent section.

 \section{Workflow of Programming in the Prototype}\label{workflow}

 The new prover IDE Isabelle/jEdit~\cite{makar-jedit-12} is a great

 step forward for interactive theory and proof development. The

 {\sisac}-prototype re-uses this IDE as a programming environment.  The

 experiences from this re-use show, that the essential components are

 available from Isabelle/jEdit. However, additional tools and features

 are required to acchieve acceptable usability.

 So notable experiences are reported here, also as a requirement

 capture for further development of TP-based languages and respective

 IDEs.

 \subsection{Preparations and Trials}\label{flow-prep}

 The many sub-tasks to be accomplished {\em before} the first line of

 program code can be written and tested suggest an approach which

 step-wise establishes the prerequisites. The case study underlying

 this paper~\cite{jrocnik-bakk} documents the approach in a separate

 Isabelle theory,

 \textit{Build\_Inverse\_Z\_Transform.thy}~\footnote{http://www.ist.tugraz.at/projects/isac/publ/Build\_Inverse\_Z\_Transform.thy}. Part

 II in the study comprises this theory, \LaTeX ed from the theory by

 use of Isabelle's document preparation system. This paper resembles

 the approach in \S\ref{isabisac} to \S\ref{meth}, which in actual

 implementation work involves several iterations.

 \bigskip For instance, only the last step, implementing the program

 described in \S\ref{meth}, reveals details required. Let us assume,

 this is the ML-function \textit{argument\_in} required in line {\rm 06}

 of the example program on p.\pageref{s:impl}; how this function needs

 to be implemented in the prototype has been discussed in \S\ref{funs}

 already.

 Now let us assume, that calling this function from the program code

 does not work; so testing this function is required in order to find out

 the reason: type errors, a missing entry of the function somewhere or

 even more nasty technicalities \dots

 {\footnotesize

 \begin{verbatim}

    ML {*

      val SOME t = parseNEW ctxt "argument_in (X (z::real))";

      val SOME (str, t') = eval_argument_in "" 

        "Build_Inverse_Z_Transform.argument'_in" t 0;

    *}

    ML {*

      term2str t';

    *}

    val it = "(argument_in X z) = z": string

 \end{verbatim}}

 \noindent So, this works: we get an ad-hoc theorem, which used in

 rewriting would reduce \texttt{argument\_in X z} to \texttt{z}. Now we check this

 reduction and create a rule-set \texttt{rls} for that purpose:

 {\footnotesize

 \begin{verbatim}

    ML {*

      val rls = append_rls "test" e_rls 

        [Calc ("Build_Inverse_Z_Transform.argument'_in", eval_argument_in "")]

    *}

    ML {*

      val SOME (t', asm) = rewrite_set_ @{theory} rls t;

    *}

    val t' = Free ("z", "RealDef.real"): term

    val asm = []: term list

 \end{verbatim}}

 \noindent The resulting term \texttt{t'} is \texttt{Free ("z",

 "RealDef.real")}, i.e the variable \texttt{z}, so all is

 perfect. Probably we have forgotten to store this function correctly~?

 We review the respective \texttt{calclist} (again an

 \textit{Unsynchronized.ref} to be removed in order to adjust to

 IsabelleIsar's asyncronous document model):

 {\footnotesize

 \begin{verbatim}

    calclist:= overwritel (! calclist, 

     [("argument_in",("Build_Inverse_Z_Transform.argument'_in", eval_argument_in "")),

      ...

      ]);

 \end{verbatim}}

 \noindent The entry is perfect. So what is the reason~? Ah, probably there

 is something messed up with the many rule-sets in the method, see \S\ref{meth} ---

 right, the function \texttt{argument\_in} is not contained in the respective

 rule-set \textit{srls} \dots this just as an example of the intricacies in

 debugging a program in the present state of the prototype.

 \subsection{Implementation in Isabelle/{\isac}}\label{flow-impl}

 Given all the prerequisites from \S\ref{isabisac} to \S\ref{meth},

 usually developed within several iterations, the program can be

 assembled; on p.\pageref{s:impl} there is the complete program of the

 running example.

 The completion of this program required efforts for several weeks

 (after some months of familiarisation with {\sisac}), caused by the

 abundance of intricacies indicated above. Also writing the program is

 not pleasant, given Isabelle/Isar/ without add-ons for

 programming. Already writing and parsing a few lines of program code

 is a challenge: the program is an Isabelle term; Isabelle's parser,

 however, is not meant for huge terms like the program of the running

 example. So reading out the specific error (usually type errors) from

 Isabelle's message is difficult.

 \medskip Testing the evaluation of the program has to rely on very

 simple tools. Step-wise execution is modelled by a function

 \texttt{me}, short for mathematics-engine~\footnote{The interface used

 by the fron-end which created the calculation on

 p.\pageref{fig-interactive} is different from this function}:

 %the following is a simplification of the actual function 

 {\footnotesize

 \begin{verbatim}

    ML {* me; *}

    val it = tac -> ctree * pos -> mout * tac * ctree * pos

 \end{verbatim}} 

 \noindent This function takes as arguments a tactic \texttt{tac} which

 determines the next step, the step applied to the interpreter-state

 \texttt{ctree * pos} as last argument taken. The interpreter-state is

 a pair of a tree \texttt{ctree} representing the calculation created

 (see the example below) and a position \texttt{pos} in the

 calculation. The function delivers a quadrupel, beginning with the new

 formula \texttt{mout} and the next tactic followed by the new

 interpreter-state.

 This function allows to stepwise check the program:

 {\footnotesize

 \begin{verbatim}

    ML {*

      val fmz =

        ["filterExpression (X z = 3 / ((z::real) + 1/10 - 1/50*(1/z)))",

         "stepResponse (x[n::real]::bool)"];     

      val (dI,pI,mI) =

        ("Isac", 

         ["Inverse", "Z_Transform", "SignalProcessing"], 

         ["SignalProcessing","Z_Transform","Inverse"]);

      val (mout, tac, ctree, pos)  = CalcTreeTEST [(fmz, (dI, pI, mI))];

      val (mout, tac, ctree, pos)  = me tac (ctree, pos);

      val (mout, tac, ctree, pos)  = me tac (ctree, pos);

      val (mout, tac, ctree, pos)  = me tac (ctree, pos);

      ...

 \end{verbatim}} 

 \noindent Several douzens of calls for \texttt{me} are required to

 create the lines in the calculation below (including the sub-problems

 not shown). When an error occurs, the reason might be located

 many steps before: if evaluation by rewriting, as done by the prototype,

 fails, then first nothing happens --- the effects come later and

 cause unpleasant checks.

 The checks comprise watching the rewrite-engine for many different

 kinds of rule-sets (see \S\ref{meth}), the interpreter-state, in

 particular the environment and the context at the states position ---

 all checks have to rely on simple functions accessing the

 \texttt{ctree}. So getting the calculation below (which resembles the

 calculation in Fig.\ref{fig-interactive} on p.\pageref{fig-interactive})

 finished successfully is a relief:

 {\small\it\label{exp-calc}

 \begin{tabbing}

 123l\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=123\=\kill

 \>{\rm 01}\> $\bullet$  \> {\tt Problem } (Inverse\_Z\_Transform, [Inverse, Z\_Transform, SignalProcessing])       \`\\

 \>{\rm 02}\>\> $\vdash\;\;X z = \frac{3}{z - \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{8} \cdot z^{-1}}$       \`{\footnotesize {\tt Take} X\_eq}\\

 \>{\rm 03}\>\> $X z = \frac{3}{z + \frac{-1}{4} + \frac{-1}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{z}}$          \`{\footnotesize {\tt Rewrite} ruleZY X\_eq}\\

 \>{\rm 04}\>\> $\bullet$\> {\tt Problem } [partial\_fraction,rational,simplification]        \`{\footnotesize {\tt SubProblem} \dots}\\

 \>{\rm 05}\>\>\>  $\vdash\;\;\frac{3}{z + \frac{-1}{4} + \frac{-1}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{z}}=$    \`- - -\\

 \>{\rm 06}\>\>\>  $\frac{24}{-1 + -2 \cdot z + 8 \cdot z^2}$                                   \`- - -\\

 \>{\rm 07}\>\>\>  $\bullet$\> solve ($-1 + -2 \cdot z + 8 \cdot z^2,\;z$ )                      \`- - -\\

 \>{\rm 08}\>\>\>\>   $\vdash$ \> $\frac{3}{z + \frac{-1}{4} + \frac{-1}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{z}}=0$ \`- - -\\

 \>{\rm 09}\>\>\>\>   $z = \frac{2+\sqrt{-4+8}}{16}\;\lor\;z = \frac{2-\sqrt{-4+8}}{16}$           \`- - -\\

 \>{\rm 10}\>\>\>\>   $z = \frac{1}{2}\;\lor\;z =$ \_\_\_                                           \`- - -\\

 \>        \>\>\>\>   \_\_\_                                                                        \`- - -\\

 \>{\rm 11}\>\> \dots\> $\frac{4}{z - \frac{1}{2}} + \frac{-4}{z - \frac{-1}{4}}$                   \`\\

 \>{\rm 12}\>\> $X^\prime z = {\cal Z}^{-1} (\frac{4}{z - \frac{1}{2}} + \frac{-4}{z - \frac{-1}{4}})$ \`{\footnotesize {\tt Take} ((X'::real =$>$ bool) z = ZZ\_1 part\_frac)}\\

 \>{\rm 13}\>\> $X^\prime z = {\cal Z}^{-1} (4\cdot\frac{z}{z - \frac{1}{2}} + -4\cdot\frac{z}{z - \frac{-1}{4}})$ \`{\footnotesize{\tt Rewrite\_Set} ruleYZ X'\_eq }\\

 \>{\rm 14}\>\> $X^\prime z = 4\cdot(\frac{1}{2})^n \cdot u [n] + -4\cdot(\frac{-1}{4})^n \cdot u [n]$  \`{\footnotesize {\tt Rewrite\_Set} inverse\_z X'\_eq}\\

 \>{\rm 15}\> \dots\> $X^\prime z = 4\cdot(\frac{1}{2})^n \cdot u [n] + -4\cdot(\frac{-1}{4})^n \cdot u [n]$ \`{\footnotesize {\tt Check\_Postcond}}

 \end{tabbing}}

 % ORIGINAL FROM Inverse_Z_Transform.thy

 %    "Script InverseZTransform (X_eq::bool) =            "^(*([], Frm), Problem (Isac, [Inverse, Z_Transform, SignalProcessing])*)

 %    "(let X = Take X_eq;                                "^(*([1], Frm), X z = 3 / (z - 1 / 4 + -1 / 8 * (1 / z))*)

 %    "  X' = Rewrite ruleZY False X;                     "^(*([1], Res), ?X' z = 3 / (z * (z - 1 / 4 + -1 / 8 * (1 / z)))*)

 %    "  (X'_z::real) = lhs X';                           "^(*            ?X' z*)

 %    "  (zzz::real) = argument_in X'_z;                  "^(*            z *)

 %    "  (funterm::real) = rhs X';                        "^(*            3 / (z * (z - 1 / 4 + -1 / 8 * (1 / z)))*)

 % 

 %    "  (pbz::real) = (SubProblem (Isac',                "^(**)

 %    "    [partial_fraction,rational,simplification],    "^

 %    "    [simplification,of_rationals,to_partial_fraction]) "^

 %    "    [REAL funterm, REAL zzz]);                     "^(*([2], Res), 4 / (z - 1 / 2) + -4 / (z - -1 / 4)*)

 % 

 %    "  (pbz_eq::bool) = Take (X'_z = pbz);              "^(*([3], Frm), ?X' z = 4 / (z - 1 / 2) + -4 / (z - -1 / 4)*)

 %    "  pbz_eq = Rewrite ruleYZ False pbz_eq;            "^(*([3], Res), ?X' z = 4 * (?z / (z - 1 / 2)) + -4 * (?z / (z - -1 / 4))*)

 %    "  pbz_eq = drop_questionmarks pbz_eq;              "^(*               4 * (z / (z - 1 / 2)) + -4 * (z / (z - -1 / 4))*)

 %    "  (X_zeq::bool) = Take (X_z = rhs pbz_eq);         "^(*([4], Frm), X_z = 4 * (z / (z - 1 / 2)) + -4 * (z / (z - -1 / 4))*)

 %    "  n_eq = (Rewrite_Set inverse_z False) X_zeq;      "^(*([4], Res), X_z = 4 * (1 / 2) ^^^ ?n * ?u [?n] + -4 * (-1 / 4) ^^^ ?n * ?u [?n]*)

 %    "  n_eq = drop_questionmarks n_eq                   "^(*            X_z = 4 * (1 / 2) ^^^ n * u [n] + -4 * (-1 / 4) ^^^ n * u [n]*)

 %    "in n_eq)"                                            (*([], Res), X_z = 4 * (1 / 2) ^^^ n * u [n] + -4 * (-1 / 4) ^^^ n * u [n]*)

 \subsection{Transfer into the Isabelle/{\isac} Knowledge}\label{flow-trans}

 Finally \textit{Build\_Inverse\_Z\_Transform.thy} has got the job done

 and the knowledge accumulated in it can be distributed to appropriate

 theories: the program to \textit{Inverse\_Z\_Transform.thy}, the

 sub-problem accomplishing the partial fraction decomposition to

 \textit{Partial\_Fractions.thy}. Since there are hacks into Isabelle's

 internals, this kind of distribution is not trivial. For instance, the

 function \texttt{argument\_in} in \S\ref{funs} explicitly contains a

 string with the theory it has been defined in, so this string needs to

 be updated from \texttt{Build\_Inverse\_Z\_Transform} to

 \texttt{Atools} if that function is transferred to theory

 \textit{Atools.thy}.

 In order to obtain the functionality presented in Fig.\ref{fig-interactive} on p.\pageref{fig-interactive} data must be exported from SML-structures to XML.

 This process is also rather bare-bones without authoring tools and is

 described in detail in the {\sisac} wiki~\footnote{http://www.ist.tugraz.at/isac/index.php/Generate\_representations\_for\_ISAC\_Knowledge}.

 % \newpage

 % -------------------------------------------------------------------

 % 

 % Material, falls noch Platz bleibt ...

 % 

 % -------------------------------------------------------------------

 % 

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Trials on Notation and Termination}

 % 

 % \paragraph{Technical notations} are a big problem for our piece of software,

 % but the reason for that isn't a fault of the software itself, one of the

 % troubles comes out of the fact that different technical subtopics use different

 % symbols and notations for a different purpose. The most famous example for such

 % a symbol is the complex number $i$ (in cassique math) or $j$ (in technical

 % math). In the specific part of signal processing one of this notation issues is

 % the use of brackets --- we use round brackets for analoge signals and squared

 % brackets for digital samples. Also if there is no problem for us to handle this

 % fact, we have to tell the machine what notation leads to wich meaning and that

 % this purpose seperation is only valid for this special topic - signal

 % processing.

 % \subparagraph{In the programming language} itself it is not possible to declare

 % fractions, exponents, absolutes and other operators or remarks in a way to make

 % them pretty to read; our only posssiblilty were ASCII characters and a handfull

 % greek symbols like: $\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \phi,\ldots$.

 % \par

 % With the upper collected knowledge it is possible to check if we were able to

 % donate all required terms and expressions.

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Definition and Usage of Rules}

 % 

 % \paragraph{The core} of our implemented problem is the Z-Transformation, due

 % the fact that the transformation itself would require higher math which isn't

 % yet avaible in our system we decided to choose the way like it is applied in

 % labratory and problem classes at our university - by applying transformation

 % rules (collected in transformation tables).

 % \paragraph{Rules,} in {\sisac{}}'s programming language can be designed by the

 % use of axiomatizations like shown in Example~\ref{eg:ruledef}

 % 

 % \begin{example}

 %   \label{eg:ruledef}

 %   \hfill\\

 %   \begin{verbatim}

 %   axiomatization where

 %     rule1: ``1 = $\delta$[n]'' and

 %     rule2: ``|| z || > 1 ==> z / (z - 1) = u [n]'' and

 %     rule3: ``|| z || < 1 ==> z / (z - 1) = -u [-n - 1]''

 %   \end{verbatim}

 % \end{example}

 % 

 % This rules can be collected in a ruleset and applied to a given expression as

 % follows in Example~\ref{eg:ruleapp}.

 % 

 % \begin{example}

 %   \hfill\\

 %   \label{eg:ruleapp}

 %   \begin{enumerate}

 %   \item Store rules in ruleset:

 %   \begin{verbatim}

 %   val inverse_Z = append_rls "inverse_Z" e_rls

 %     [ Thm ("rule1",num_str @{thm rule1}),

 %       Thm ("rule2",num_str @{thm rule2}),

 %       Thm ("rule3",num_str @{thm rule3})

 %     ];\end{verbatim}

 %   \item Define exression:

 %   \begin{verbatim}

 %   val sample_term = str2term "z/(z-1)+z/(z-</delta>)+1";\end{verbatim}

 %   \item Apply ruleset:

 %   \begin{verbatim}

 %   val SOME (sample_term', asm) = 

 %     rewrite_set_ thy true inverse_Z sample_term;\end{verbatim}

 %   \end{enumerate}

 % \end{example}

 % 

 % The use of rulesets makes it much easier to develop our designated applications,

 % but the programmer has to be careful and patient. When applying rulesets

 % two important issues have to be mentionend:

 % \subparagraph{How often} the rules have to be applied? In case of

 % transformations it is quite clear that we use them once but other fields

 % reuqire to apply rules until a special condition is reached (e.g.

 % a simplification is finished when there is nothing to be done left).

 % \subparagraph{The order} in which rules are applied often takes a big effect

 % and has to be evaluated for each purpose once again.

 % \par

 % In our special case of Signal Processing and the rules defined in

 % Example~\ref{eg:ruledef} we have to apply rule~1 first of all to transform all

 % constants. After this step has been done it no mather which rule fit's next.

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Helping Functions}

 % 

 % \paragraph{New Programms require,} often new ways to get through. This new ways

 % means that we handle functions that have not been in use yet, they can be 

 % something special and unique for a programm or something famous but unneeded in

 % the system yet. In our dedicated example it was for example neccessary to split

 % a fraction into numerator and denominator; the creation of such function and

 % even others is described in upper Sections~\ref{simp} and \ref{funs}.

 % 

 % \subsubsection{Trials on equation solving}

 % %simple eq and problem with double fractions/negative exponents

 % \paragraph{The Inverse Z-Transformation} makes it neccessary to solve

 % equations degree one and two. Solving equations in the first degree is no 

 % problem, wether for a student nor for our machine; but even second degree

 % equations can lead to big troubles. The origin of this troubles leads from

 % the build up process of our equation solving functions; they have been

 % implemented some time ago and of course they are not as good as we want them to

 % be. Wether or not following we only want to show how cruel it is to build up new

 % work on not well fundamentials.

 % \subparagraph{A simple equation solving,} can be set up as shown in the next

 % example:

 % 

 % \begin{example}

 % \begin{verbatim}

 %   

 %   val fmz =

 %     ["equality (-1 + -2 * z + 8 * z ^^^ 2 = (0::real))",

 %      "solveFor z",

 %      "solutions L"];                                    

 % 

 %   val (dI',pI',mI') =

 %     ("Isac", 

 %       ["abcFormula","degree_2","polynomial","univariate","equation"],

 %       ["no_met"]);\end{verbatim}

 % \end{example}

 % 

 % Here we want to solve the equation: $-1+-2\cdot z+8\cdot z^{2}=0$. (To give

 % a short overview on the commands; at first we set up the equation and tell the

 % machine what's the bound variable and where to store the solution. Second step 

 % is to define the equation type and determine if we want to use a special method

 % to solve this type.) Simple checks tell us that the we will get two results for

 % this equation and this results will be real.

 % So far it is easy for us and for our machine to solve, but

 % mentioned that a unvariate equation second order can have three different types

 % of solutions it is getting worth.

 % \subparagraph{The solving of} all this types of solutions is not yet supported.

 % Luckily it was needed for us; but something which has been needed in this 

 % context, would have been the solving of an euation looking like:

 % $-z^{-2}+-2\cdot z^{-1}+8=0$ which is basically the same equation as mentioned

 % before (remember that befor it was no problem to handle for the machine) but

 % now, after a simple equivalent transformation, we are not able to solve

 % it anymore.

 % \subparagraph{Error messages} we get when we try to solve something like upside

 % were very confusing and also leads us to no special hint about a problem.

 % \par The fault behind is, that we have no well error handling on one side and

 % no sufficient formed equation solving on the other side. This two facts are

 % making the implemention of new material very difficult.

 % 

 % \subsection{Formalization of missing knowledge in Isabelle}

 % 

 % \paragraph{A problem} behind is the mechanization of mathematic

 % theories in TP-bases languages. There is still a huge gap between

 % these algorithms and this what we want as a solution - in Example

 % Signal Processing. 

 % 

 % \vbox{

 %   \begin{example}

 %     \label{eg:gap}

 %     \[

 %       X\cdot(a+b)+Y\cdot(c+d)=aX+bX+cY+dY

 %     \]

 %     {\small\textit{

 %       \noindent A very simple example on this what we call gap is the

 % simplification above. It is needles to say that it is correct and also

 % Isabelle for fills it correct - \emph{always}. But sometimes we don't

 % want expand such terms, sometimes we want another structure of

 % them. Think of a problem were we now would need only the coefficients

 % of $X$ and $Y$. This is what we call the gap between mechanical

 % simplification and the solution.

 %     }}

 %   \end{example}

 % }

 % 

 % \paragraph{We are not able to fill this gap,} until we have to live

 % with it but first have a look on the meaning of this statement:

 % Mechanized math starts from mathematical models and \emph{hopefully}

 % proceeds to match physics. Academic engineering starts from physics

 % (experimentation, measurement) and then proceeds to mathematical

 % modeling and formalization. The process from a physical observance to

 % a mathematical theory is unavoidable bound of setting up a big

 % collection of standards, rules, definition but also exceptions. These

 % are the things making mechanization that difficult.

 % 

 % \vbox{

 %   \begin{example}

 %     \label{eg:units}

 %     \[

 %       m,\ kg,\ s,\ldots

 %     \]

 %     {\small\textit{

 %       \noindent Think about some units like that one's above. Behind

 % each unit there is a discerning and very accurate definition: One

 % Meter is the distance the light travels, in a vacuum, through the time

 % of 1 / 299.792.458 second; one kilogram is the weight of a

 % platinum-iridium cylinder in paris; and so on. But are these

 % definitions usable in a computer mechanized world?!

 %     }}

 %   \end{example}

 % }

 % 

 % \paragraph{A computer} or a TP-System builds on programs with

 % predefined logical rules and does not know any mathematical trick

 % (follow up example \ref{eg:trick}) or recipe to walk around difficult

 % expressions. 

 % 

 % \vbox{

 %   \begin{example}

 %     \label{eg:trick}

 %   \[ \frac{1}{j\omega}\cdot\left(e^{-j\omega}-e^{j3\omega}\right)= \]

 %   \[ \frac{1}{j\omega}\cdot e^{-j2\omega}\cdot\left(e^{j\omega}-e^{-j\omega}\right)=

 %      \frac{1}{\omega}\, e^{-j2\omega}\cdot\colorbox{lgray}{$\frac{1}{j}\,\left(e^{j\omega}-e^{-j\omega}\right)$}= \]

 %   \[ \frac{1}{\omega}\, e^{-j2\omega}\cdot\colorbox{lgray}{$2\, sin(\omega)$} \]

 %     {\small\textit{

 %       \noindent Sometimes it is also useful to be able to apply some

 % \emph{tricks} to get a beautiful and particularly meaningful result,

 % which we are able to interpret. But as seen in this example it can be

 % hard to find out what operations have to be done to transform a result

 % into a meaningful one.

 %     }}

 %   \end{example}

 % }

 % 

 % \paragraph{The only possibility,} for such a system, is to work

 % through its known definitions and stops if none of these

 % fits. Specified on Signal Processing or any other application it is

 % often possible to walk through by doing simple creases. This creases

 % are in general based on simple math operational but the challenge is

 % to teach the machine \emph{all}\footnote{Its pride to call it

 % \emph{all}.} of them. Unfortunately the goal of TP Isabelle is to

 % reach a high level of \emph{all} but it in real it will still be a

 % survey of knowledge which links to other knowledge and {{\sisac}{}} a

 % trainer and helper but no human compensating calculator. 

 % \par

 % {{{\sisac}{}}} itself aims to adds \emph{Algorithmic Knowledge} (formal

 % specifications of problems out of topics from Signal Processing, etc.)

 % and \emph{Application-oriented Knowledge} to the \emph{deductive} axis of

 % physical knowledge. The result is a three-dimensional universe of

 % mathematics seen in Figure~\ref{fig:mathuni}.

 % 

 % \begin{figure}

 %   \begin{center}

 %     \includegraphics{fig/universe}

 %     \caption{Didactic ``Math-Universe'': Algorithmic Knowledge (Programs) is

 %              combined with Application-oriented Knowledge (Specifications) and Deductive Knowledge (Axioms, Definitions, Theorems). The Result

 %              leads to a three dimensional math universe.\label{fig:mathuni}}

 %   \end{center}

 % \end{figure}

 % 

 % %WN Deine aktuelle Benennung oben wird Dir kein Fachmann abnehmen;

 % %WN bitte folgende Bezeichnungen nehmen:

 % %WN 

 % %WN axis 1: Algorithmic Knowledge (Programs)

 % %WN axis 2: Application-oriented Knowledge (Specifications)

 % %WN axis 3: Deductive Knowledge (Axioms, Definitions, Theorems)

 % %WN 

 % %WN und bitte die R"ander von der Grafik wegschneiden (was ich f"ur *.pdf

 % %WN nicht hinkriege --- weshalb ich auch die eJMT-Forderung nicht ganz

 % %WN verstehe, separierte PDFs zu schicken; ich w"urde *.png schicken)

 % 

 % %JR Ränder und beschriftung geändert. Keine Ahnung warum eJMT sich pdf's

 % %JR wünschen, würde ebenfalls png oder ähnliches verwenden, aber wenn pdf's

 % %JR gefordert werden WN2...

 % %WN2 meiner Meinung nach hat sich eJMT unklar ausgedr"uckt (z.B. kann

 % %WN2 man meines Wissens pdf-figures nicht auf eine bestimmte Gr"osse

 % %WN2 zusammenschneiden um die R"ander weg zu bekommen)

 % %WN2 Mein Vorschlag ist, in umserem tex-file bei *.png zu bleiben und

 % %WN2 png + pdf figures mitzuschicken.

 % 

 % \subsection{Notes on Problems with Traditional Notation}

 % 

 % \paragraph{During research} on these topic severely problems on

 % traditional notations have been discovered. Some of them have been

 % known in computer science for many years now and are still unsolved,

 % one of them aggregates with the so called \emph{Lambda Calculus},

 % Example~\ref{eg:lamda} provides a look on the problem that embarrassed

 % us.

 % 

 % \vbox{

 %   \begin{example}

 %     \label{eg:lamda}

 % 

 %   \[ f(x)=\ldots\;  \quad R \rightarrow \quad R \]

 % 

 % 

 %   \[ f(p)=\ldots\;  p \in \quad R \]

 % 

 %     {\small\textit{

 %       \noindent Above we see two equations. The first equation aims to

 % be a mapping of an function from the reel range to the reel one, but

 % when we change only one letter we get the second equation which

 % usually aims to insert a reel point $p$ into the reel function. In

 % computer science now we have the problem to tell the machine (TP) the

 % difference between this two notations. This Problem is called

 % \emph{Lambda Calculus}.

 %     }}

 %   \end{example}

 % }

 % 

 % \paragraph{An other problem} is that terms are not full simplified in

 % traditional notations, in {{\sisac}} we have to simplify them complete

 % to check weather results are compatible or not. in e.g. the solutions

 % of an second order linear equation is an rational in {{\sisac}} but in

 % tradition we keep fractions as long as possible and as long as they

 % aim to be \textit{beautiful} (1/8, 5/16,...).

 % \subparagraph{The math} which should be mechanized in Computer Theorem

 % Provers (\emph{TP}) has (almost) a problem with traditional notations

 % (predicate calculus) for axioms, definitions, lemmas, theorems as a

 % computer program or script is not able to interpret every Greek or

 % Latin letter and every Greek, Latin or whatever calculations

 % symbol. Also if we would be able to handle these symbols we still have

 % a problem to interpret them at all. (Follow up \hbox{Example

 % \ref{eg:symbint1}})

 % 

 % \vbox{

 %   \begin{example}

 %     \label{eg:symbint1}

 %     \[

 %       u\left[n\right] \ \ldots \ unitstep

 %     \]

 %     {\small\textit{

 %       \noindent The unitstep is something we need to solve Signal

 % Processing problem classes. But in {{{\sisac}{}}} the rectangular

 % brackets have a different meaning. So we abuse them for our

 % requirements. We get something which is not defined, but usable. The

 % Result is syntax only without semantic.

 %     }}

 %   \end{example}

 % }

 % 

 % In different problems, symbols and letters have different meanings and

 % ask for different ways to get through. (Follow up \hbox{Example

 % \ref{eg:symbint2}}) 

 % 

 % \vbox{

 %   \begin{example}

 %     \label{eg:symbint2}

 %     \[

 %       \widehat{\ }\ \widehat{\ }\ \widehat{\ } \  \ldots \  exponent

 %     \]

 %     {\small\textit{

 %     \noindent For using exponents the three \texttt{widehat} symbols

 % are required. The reason for that is due the development of

 % {{{\sisac}{}}} the single \texttt{widehat} and also the double were

 % already in use for different operations.

 %     }}

 %   \end{example}

 % }

 % 

 % \paragraph{Also the output} can be a problem. We are familiar with a

 % specified notations and style taught in university but a computer

 % program has no knowledge of the form proved by a professor and the

 % machines themselves also have not yet the possibilities to print every

 % symbol (correct) Recent developments provide proofs in a human

 % readable format but according to the fact that there is no money for

 % good working formal editors yet, the style is one thing we have to

 % live with.

 % 

 % \section{Problems rising out of the Development Environment}

 % 

 % fehlermeldungen! TODO

 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\end{verbatim}

 \section{Conclusion}\label{conclusion}

 This paper gives a first experience report about programming with a

 TP-based programming language.

 \medskip A brief re-introduction of the novel kind of programming

 language by example of the {\sisac}-prototype makes the paper

 self-contained. The main section describes all the main concepts

 involved in TP-based programming and all the sub-tasks concerning

 respective implementation: mechanisation of mathematics and domain

 modelling, implementation of term rewriting systems for the

 rewriting-engine, formal (implicit) specification of the problem to be

 (explicitly) described by the program, implement the many components

 required for Lucas-Interpretation and finally implementation of the

 program itself.

 The many concepts and sub-tasks involved in programming require a

 comprehensive workflow; first experiences with the workflow as

 supported by the present prototype are described as well: Isabelle +

 Isar + jEdit provide appropriate components for establishing an

 efficient development environment integrating computation and

 deduction. However, the present state of the prototype is far off a

 state appropriate for wide-spread use: the prototype of the program

 language lacks expressiveness and elegance, the prototype of the

 development environment is hardly usable: error messages still address

 the developer of the prototype's interpreter rather than the

 application programmer, implementation of the many settings for the

 Lucas-Interpreter is cumbersome.

 From these experiences a successful proof of concept can be concluded:

 programming arbitrary problems from engineering sciences is possible,

 in principle even in the prototype. Furthermore the experiences allow

 to conclude detailed requirements for further development:

 \begin{itemize}

 \item Clarify underlying logics such that programming is smoothly

 integrated with verification of the program; the post-condition should

 be proved more or less automatically, otherwise working engineers

 would not encounter such programming.

 \item Combine the prototype's programming language with Isabelle's

 powerful function package and probably with more of SML's

 pattern-matching features; include parallel execution on multi-core

 machines into the language desing.

 \item Extend the prototype's Lucas-Interpreter such that it also

 handles functions defined by use of Isabelle's functions package; and

 generalize Isabelle's code generator such that efficient code for the

 whole of the defined programming language can be generated (for

 multi-core machines).

 \item Develop an efficient development environment with

 integration of programming and proving, with management not only of

 Isabelle theories, but also of large collections of specifications and

 of programs.

 \end{itemize} 

 Provided successful accomplishment, these points provide distinguished

 components for virtual workbenches appealing to practictioner of

 engineering in the near future.

 \medskip And all programming with a TP-based language will

 subsequently create interactive tutoring as a side-effect:

 Lucas-Interpretation not only provides an interactive programming

 environment, Lucas-Interpretation also can provide TP-based services

 for a flexible dialog component with adaptive user guidance for

 independent and inquiry-based learning.

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